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Intel and RDRAM

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DX2Player

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In this recent article here it shows that a DDR333/400 solution will replace RDRAM in the 850E chipset? What does this mean for RDRAM? Will they introduce another chipset for RDRAM or are they dropping it alltogether? Are they willing to neglect the RDRAM secter of their market or is there soemthing that im missing here?
 
You will get a lot of info and discussion if you just do a "search" on RDRAM.

It seems it's future is unclear as Intel seems to be supporting dual DDR as the "performance" solution now.
 
Intel is supporting DDR SDRAM and its replacement, DDRII, for the moment. However, this is in no way permanent. I expect Intel to back RDRAM again come Yellowstone, which supports octal data rates and ULEV.
 
1066 RDRAM is still the fastest (yet most expencve) solution for most p4 systems. but it is a position held through most of the industry that RDRAM in dead. it costs to much to manufacture and the company contorling the design is not upgrading it.
 
Why? Doesn't RDRAM currently provide the best performance? If I were to buy enough to keep me happy for the next few years (at which point I could upgrade to the latest and greatest), wouldn't I be in a better position?
 
RE:"If I were to buy enough to keep me happy for the next few years (at which point I could upgrade to the latest and greatest), wouldn't I be in a better position? "

Never buy computer parts for a rainy day or future use ( at least not far in the future). When you get there they will be cheaper and probably NOT anywhere near cutting edge.

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Like buying DDR will really help you for "future-proof". Sure there will be dual channel implementations, but you'd need a new motherboard, and as we can see from the recent hash of Granite Bay reviews, its just on par with PC1066 anyways. DDR-II will be incompatible with current generation DDR, so its a folly to say choose DDR because DDR-II will be good.

Many people say RDRam is dead, but key vendors, notably Dell Computer. They still have strong offerings of PC1066 solutions and stated that their current generation i860 Workstation Precisions will NOT be phased out by Granite Bay solutions.
 
There is no future proof. Even if DDR was still around next time you buy a new computer, you'd likely never want to castrate the latest and greatest with DDR bought years ago - it might work, but you'd really be slowing down your computer with it. And your ram will always be available for later upgrading. Take EDO ram. It went out of style 5 years ago - and look it is still offered on pricewatch.com on its front page. Really easy to buy, and its never been cheaper. So what if RDRAM goes out of style and you have a RDRAM computer - it will always be available as long as you use the computer.
 
Originally posted by: DX2Player
Whats the highest that RIMM 4200 can oc too?
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If it's 32ns RDRAM, then very high. Probably something close to 1400MHz (I've had no problems doing 1333--which it's rated for--with it in the past).

RAMBUS is hard at work at RDRAM 2 (QDR) and Yellowstone. RDRAM is NOT dead.
 
Originally posted by: DX2Player
Whats the highest that RIMM 4200 can oc too?
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The latest batch of Samsung RIMM4200 (133Mhz) can go to around 166 Mhz x 4 (PC1333) on stock settings voltage, according to the people at HardOCP.
 
Go to the Asus Website and check out their new motherboard based on the intel E7205 chipset.

Look for P4G8X

It has Dual DDR Memory and it runs about as fast as Rhambus RAM. You add the Memory DDR 1600/2100 in pairs and it maxes out at 4 Gigs of memory and supports the new multithreading P4 Processors.
 
Im not shure why you would think that being able to have 4 Gigs of ram would interest most people, besides im already using P4T533 mobo and loving it.
 
What most people don't realize, or don't want to realize is that the best DDR is more expensive than the current RIMM4200/PC1066 RDRAM. Plus, when Dual-Channel DDR becomes available, and you have to buy the RAM in pairs, just like RAMBUS, it will be much more expensive than the current RDRAM technolgy.
 
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